[nancysmithwp]

Hi! I'm Nancy, and I'm halfway through Phase I. This book came at an opportune time for me as I was diagnosed with osteoporosis in December and needed to step up the heavy lifting as part of my therapy. The lower body exercises in particular are exactly what research is showing will grow strong bones. I'm loving the program.

I've always been taught to exhale on the exertion, but I find myself holding my breath for the first couple of seconds on the hardest part of the squat and the deadlift. It feels like it makes me stronger. Is this bad?